Harvard Business

MAY 10, 2018

A growing number of B2B companies are using data and analytics to add services that bring new elements of value to customers, and in some cases new sources of revenue. Consider recent moves by Australia-based Orica, which provides packaged explosives materials to mining companies worldwide.

B2B 28

B2B Chemicals Engineering Data 28

Martinka Consulting

JANUARY 3, 2017

Gretchen Morgenstern in The New York Times wrote about how, “Blockbuster deals like Bayer’s $56 billion takeover of agribusiness giant Monsanto seldom live up to their hype.” Disclaimer: I’m a supporter of the strategy to grow by acquisition for small and mid-sized companies and have a book coming out next year on this subject.).

Small Business 40

Small Business Banking Sales Company 40

Harvard Business

JUNE 17, 2016

In fact, 94% of the senior executives who responded to a recent global survey conducted by our firm, Strategy&, said that growth was a priority for their companies. A few companies, however, do succeed in growing year after year. In short, growth comes from the entire company, not from any particular product or service.

Company 28

Company Engineering Apparel Energy 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Then the insurance companies attempted to consolidate, and were blocked by the antitrust authorities. The remix of industrial conglomerates almost feels like an afterthought – we are used to seeing large companies continually reshuffle their assets. That left CVS and Aetna to break new ground with a vertical merger.

Healthcare 28

Healthcare Automotive Chemicals Retail 28

BCG

DECEMBER 13, 2016

t may be the biggest bet a company can make: the transformation to a different portfolio of businesses. More big companies undertake portfolio transformation than many people realize—almost 20%, according to our research. the transformation under different ­environmental and company-specific circumstances?

Chemicals 40

Chemicals Pharmaceuticals Research Industry 40

Harvard Business

JUNE 15, 2016

Some companies have ridden this wave. Chan School of Public Health, about the major challenges of local sourcing, how companies can manage them, and what food supply chains will look like in the future. Companies like Tyson have decades of experience in testing and making sure their products are safe. How can this be?

Case Study 28

Case Study Case Studies Operations Productivity 28

Kates Kesler

JUNE 11, 2014

Learning from Big Companies. We recently completed a study for the CEO of a very well known, global sports-apparel brand company. He wanted to challenge his team, as part of the strategic talent review process, to think about whether or not the company’s organizational architecture was suited to its growth plan to double in size.

Apparel 82

Apparel Healthcare Enterprise Chemicals 82